Download UltraUXThemePatcher from its official home page:.To install and apply third party themes in Windows 10, follow the instruction below. The app modifies three system files on disk (uxtheme.dll, UXInit.dll, themeui.dll). He has updated it to be compatible with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, so that's awesome news.Īs of this writing, the app supports the following versions of Windows 10 (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions): Manuel Hoefs of has created an amazing utility, UltraUXThemePatcher, which allows you to use third party themes in all Windows versions from Windows XP to Windows 10. This leads to the situation where for every single release, you need a special software (a so called UXTheme patcher) which supports that new release.
With every new Windows release, Microsoft makes some minor changes to the theme engine and/or its format.